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Lithosphere Multiple Choice Questions & Answers
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1. Which is the largest desert of the world?
2. If the original day sediments are subjected to high temperature and pressure, they successively change into rocks, the correct order of which is ________
3. Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called ________
4. Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rocks?
5. ________ is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice.
6. The gentle ‘seaward sloping’ surface from the coasts is called
7. Which of the following are true with regard to igneous rocks?,I. They are formed inside the earth, under great pressure,II. They do not occur in layer,III. They are mostly crystalline in nature,IV. They contain fossils
8. The breaking up of the rocks at its place is known as
9. Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because
10. Shield volcanoes refer to ________
11. Which is the largest country (in area)?
12. Caldera is a feature associated with ________
13. Which of the following is the longest mountain range?
14. What is the incident of movement of landmass and rockfalls?
15. Which metal is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
16. Who gave the idea that originally there was only one continent called Pangea ?
17. The Coral reefs are a specimen of
18. Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to earthquakes?
19. Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a mountain side is called ________
20. Decaying vegetation produces organic acids which causes a breakdown of minerals. This is ________
21. Sandstone is which type of rock?
22. Pits, formed by the deflating action of wind are called
23. Arrange the following soil particle by size in the descending order:,I. Gravel,II. Clay,III. Silt,IV. Sand
24. Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world?
25. Igneous rocks are said to be acidic when they contain high proportion of ________